Takahashi Yukinori
Hemocyte of Seed Shrimp, Vargula hilgendorfii (Ostracoda, Crustacea)
Journal of National Fisheries University Volume 57 Issue 3
Page 175-182
published_at 2009-02
Title
ウミホタル(甲殻亜門貝虫類)の血球
Hemocyte of Seed Shrimp, Vargula hilgendorfii (Ostracoda, Crustacea)
Source Identifiers
[PISSN] 0370-9361
Creator Keywords
crustacea
ostracoda
morphology
hemocyte
granulocyte
Morphological and cytochemical characteristics of hemocyte in the seed shrimp, Vargula hilgendorfii, were examined by light microscopy. Only a single type of hemocyte (granulocyte) was observed in the hemolymph. This hemocyte was large (18-40 μm in diameter) and irregular in shape. Two types of round granules, large granule (LG) and small granule (SG) were observed in a hemocyte. The LG was not stained with May-Grünwald nor with HE. The SG was stained with eosin, safranin, methylene blue, toluidine blue, PAS, sudan black B. Phenoloxidase activity (DOPA reaction) was detected in both SG and hyaloplasm. However, the LG was not stained with these stains. These morphological and tinctorial characteristics are compared with those of other crustacean hemocytes.
Languages
jpn
Resource Type
departmental bulletin paper
Publishers
National Fisheries University
Date Issued
2009-02
File Version
Version of Record
Access Rights
open access
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[ISSN]0370-9361